JUST SAY, “NO” TO ANOTHER HISD BOND

By: Travis McGee On June 1, 2023, the Texas Education Agency (T.E.A.) took full control of the Houston Independent School District. Even though we have been historically underfunded by the State of Texas, our taxes make up approximately 90% of HISD’s budget.  This does not include the fact that additional monies in the hundreds of millions (known as RECAPTURE) have to be sent back since we are considered a property-rich state. How was the state able to take over the largest school district in the state of Texas, you might ask?  The state was able to do so through horrible legislation authored, co-authored, and voted on by your elected employees. & HB 1842 passed in 2015 states, “Any campus 5 years or more [designated] IR (Improvement Required) as of August 15, 2018, the T.E.A. shall appoint a board of managers, close the campus, or order an alternative management of the campus,” which would be a Charter $chool network. SB 1882 passed in 2017 states the campus has to partner with nonprofits, institutions of higher learning, or CHARTER SCHOOL$. Both bills have one thing in common, Charter $chools.  ey are considered businesses that should be able to fund themselves without our...